ἅπτου, [4 verses](verb 2nd sg pres imperat mp) "Touched" is from haptomai, which means to "fasten to," "to adhere to," "to cling to," "to have intercourse with a woman," "to touch" and "to assail." -- The word used for "touch" means to "fasten to," "to adhere to," "to cling to," "to have intercourse with a woman," "to touch" and "to assail." It has the sense of "adhere to" and "grasp" in the middle voice rather than simply touch. When it is in the middle voice it has a genitive object.  The sense of "ascend" has an idea of ascending to a higher state of knowledge.